One of the most fascinating things in photography to me is light and shadow. After all, photography is mostly about light in the first place. I love an image with mood and drama. This is a photo made in Scotland on the shores of Loch Alsh. The weather there is a photographer's dream with clouds, mist and plenty of interesting light.
Photo of the Week #65
Another long exposure of moving water. This is a stream we followed through the Cape Breton interior on the way to a waterfall. I loved how the light was coming through the canopy to hit just part of this frame.
Photo of the Week #64
My wife and I have owned a house in Nova Scotia since 2005 and I have had the chance to explore most all of the province as well as the rest of the maritimes. I love capturing the landscape of the maritimes as well as the people and culture that exists there. This photo was made at 5 Islands in Nova Scotia on the Bay of Fundy, which has the highest tides in the world. Although this bay is empty at the time of this image, a few hours later it was under several feet of water again. In some areas of the Bay of Fundy, the tides exceed 40 feet!
Photo of the Week #63
One of the most popular places in the Page, AZ area is Antelope Canyon. It is a canyon made by millions of years of weather and water cutting a path through the sandstone. To say it's beautiful down there is an understatement. The possibilities for abstract are pretty much endless. The canyon is on the Navajo reservation and is run by two native families. The upper canyon is pretty crowded, but bigger. The lower canyon is more cramped, but also a bit less busy. They run tours on the half hour, but if you bring a tripod, they also allow you into the canyon on your own with a time limit. This is the way to do it! Antelope Canyon is also a place where shooting at high noon is actually beneficial as at this time, the light comes through the narrow openings and finds it's way down to the canyon floor, lighting the beautiful sandstone walls on it's way.
Photo of the Week #62
The photo below is one of the hundreds that I made in Sedona, Arizona in 2011. This image is a 20 second exposure made well after sundown in Red Rock State Park. Cathedral Rock is one of the most photographed rock formations in Sedona. It's visible from many locations in and around town and looks a little different depending on your angle and location. This particular evening, we had to compete with several other photographers for a place to shoot from.
